Grooming-glove



(No Model.) I

R. W. THOMPSON.

GROOMING GLOVE.

No. 277,173. Patented May 8,1883.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OI-EICEG l ROBERT W. THOMPSON, OE EAST ROOKPORT, AssIeNOR OE ONE-HALE TO EDWARD H. SAXTON, OE CLEVELAND, OHIO.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 277,173, dated May 8, 1883.

Application filed December 16, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ROBERT W. THOMPSON, of East Rockport, county of Cuyahoga, and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Gloves for Grooming Purposes; and I do hereby declare `that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being made to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon.

lflyinventionrelates to certainimprovements in devices for grooming or cleaning horses and' other animals, and has for its object the production ofaYcurry-com b, brush, or like article in connection with a glove or. shield for the hand, so that vthe device may be used with much greater facility and comfort than the old methods of using a iiat brush, which is diiicult to 'produced which is comfortable to wear, and

allows as much freedom of manipulation as can be gained from the individual use ot' the lingers, each being provided with bristles, teeth, or other equivalent material for performing the cleansing or grooming process.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view of the palm or under side of a glove of this description provided with bristles. Fig. 2 is atop or back view ofthe same. Fig. 3 shows the serrated teeth or comb which is attached to the back of the fingers, and Fig. 4 a prong or projection tobe fastened to the ends of the glovetingers.

.In the palm of Fig. l are the bristles or brushes a a, fastened in place by any suitable means, either through the fabric of the glove or upon separate pieces attached to each linger andthe palm.

b b are Wire loops or prongs, which may be as and for the purposes set forth.

attached to the ends of the fingers for the purpose of reaching in crevises or parts-like the hooi', which do not admit of being reached in other ways. It will be readily seen that this conformation permits the glove to-grasp the leg or any part of the animal and adapt itself to any irregularity, size, or shape, thus performing its work much better than is possible wth the old form of brush.

At d, Fig. 2, are shown the plates of metal, made in the shapeshown in Fig. 3, which are fastened to the back of the iin gers, so that they areV ready for immediate employment when the hand isturned as may be required.

,The prong, Fig. 4,-is to be fastened in the ends ot' the fingers, as shown in Fig. l, and may be so placed or not, as desired, as I do not limit myself narrowly vto the 'glove in the exact form herein described but any glove of liexible material having attached thereto brushes, bristles, or like materials for the purposes ot grooming or cleaning animals will be clearly within the scope of my invention 5- and,

Having thus described the same, what I claim as new, and desire to secure -by Letters Patent, is-

1. A iiexible glove for grooming purposes,

,provided with bristles on its palm, substantially as and for the purposes described.

2. A liexible glove having teethsecured to' it, substantially in the manner and'i'or the purposes described. 7 5

3. The within-described exible glove han ing bristles secured to i'tspalm, provided with teeth upon its back, and having wire loops secured to the end of each linger, substantiallyy This speciiication signed and witnessed this 17th day of October, 1882.

y ROBERT W. THOMPSON.

Witnesses:

GEO. C. TRACY, J No. T. BOURKE. 

